It’s the Full Monty!
The Bare Facts: VALUE & QUALITY
Sunday 25 February starts 13h00 at Mistico, Paarl
Buyers ruled the roost at the 2017 Cape Yearling Sale where the average price of 2016 was more than halved.
The bottom line is that history proves that this regional sale remains one of South Africa’s best value for money markets and the honour roll of winners is a tribute to the outstanding quality produced by our resilient breeders in tough times.
The 2017 average was R60 545 while the median was R40 000. In 2016 the average was R134 200 and the median R90 000. But those numbers hardly tie up with the big names to come out of the sale!
Classic prospect Surcharge
Exciting classic hope and Gr2 Gauteng Guineas entry Surcharge was the most recent big name to come under the hammer at the Cape Yearling Sale. He follows in the golden hoofprints of champions Pocket Power, Hammie’s Hooker and Mother Russia, as well as Gr1 winners O Caesour, Sarabande, Silver Arc, Sparkling Gem, Royal Bencher and Villandry, as well as a host of stakes winners.
The class of 2018 is packed with some diverse youngsters from many of the country’s top farms. Proven stallions of the ilk of Elusive Fort, Gimmethegreenlight, Judpot, Querari, Twice Over and What A Winter are all represented at the one day sale.
Well performed sires with first South African crop yearlings on offer include Captain Of All, Flower Alley, Soft Falling Rain, Time Thief, Vercingetorix and Wylie Hall.
If you are buying to win the Met or the Queen’s Plate, you find yourself in the right place. But the announcement of the Emperors Place Breeze-Up Sale for Johannesburg on 4th November also opens up wider options – what about a potential pinhook opportunity?
“I have inspected a large majority of the lots on offer and there are some outstanding specimens from proven breeders who have the track record of producing winners. I would not hesitate to recommend a pin-hook into the Emperors Palace Breeze-Up Sale in November,” said Jehan Malherbe, the internationally proven senior statesman of South African Bloodstock Consultants.
But most importantly, don’t miss our FREE Buyer’s Guide. It is an amazing, detailed summary of dam and siblings of sale prospects. It gives insight to what to expect of individuals in terms of class, stamina, sale price. No serious buyer should be without it. Click below to uncover the hidden truths….
ALADO (Danzig)
Royally bred son of Danzig from the family of Golden Horn and Shergar, has sired numerous decent winners from limited chances including recent Selangor Cup hero Rocket Countdown
Lot 47 – this filly is out of a half-sister to stakes performers Mercado and Two Gun Kid and second dam is a five time winning ¾ sister to Gr2 performer Mighty Atom
Lot 64 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners, one of whom won four, is out of a winning sister to SA Fillies Classic winner Caughtintheslips (dam of Gr3 winner Doosra)
ASHAAWES (Kingmambo)
Son of Kingmambo is a proven sire of high class runners Priceless Jewel, Sanshaawes and Reim, as well as current smart fillies Aurelia Cotta and Winter Watch
Lot 34 – a half or full sister to four winners, this filly is out of top class racemare Bold Bidder (whose dam was Broodmare Of The Year in 2000), and her dam is also a sister in blood to Gr3 Lebelo Sprint winner Gold Site
Lot 81 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a winning Jallad half-sister to dual Gr2 Peninsula Handicap runner up Milton and second dam is a Gr2 daughter of high class broodmare sire Unaccounted For
BIARRITZ (Count Dubois)
Guineas winning millionaire, whose very first runner, Anglet, won the Listed Irridescence Stakes, also sire of Oaks runner up Crystalline and smart stayers Eastern Pearl and Walter Smoothie from limited chances
Lot 63 – this colt is a half-brother to five winners, one of whom won four, and is out of a Northern Guest half-sister to Gr3 Camellia Sprint winner Hale Sapieha
BLACK MINNALOUSHE (Storm Cat)
Classic winning son of Storm Cat, sire of Gr1 winners Ash Cloud, Dancing In Silks, Louis The King, Kochka, Onyx, Jokers Wild, and Black Mamba
Lot 16 – this filly is out of a four time winning half-sister to Gr3 East Cape Derby winner Tribal Dance and is from the same family as legendary champion Dancing Brave
BLUE TIGER (Complete Warrior)
From the same family as Gr1 winning 2yo Sand And Sea, Blue Tiger was a versatile millionaire who won or placed in no fewer than 20 feature races
Lot 62 – this colt is a half-brother to six winners, including multiple stakes winner Liquid Motion and is from the family of Domino Man, who downed Dynasty when victorious in the 2003 Cape Guineas
BOLD SILVANO (Silvano)
July winning champion son of champion sire Silvano, whose runners include Kuda Sprint winning millionaire Bold Respect and ZIm champion Flasher On The Run and this season’s impressive 2yo filly Miss Boomerang
Lot 8 – this filly (bred on a similar cross to champion Hot Ticket) is a half-sister to a three time winner and is intriguingly inbred to the mare Saffron – the second dam of Bold Silvano
Lot 25 – this filly, out of a winning half-sister to Gr3 performer Farolito, is half-sister to 4 winners, and is from the same family as current smart performer Al Mariachi and champion Senor Santa
BYWORD (Peintre Celebre)
Winner of the Gr1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes over a top field, Byword is a half-brother to multiple Gr1 winner Proviso and French Gr2 winner Finche, has already sired numerous winners in his first crop to race and is sire of smart 2yo debut winner Crown And Country
Lot 27 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to 2 graded/group winners headed by July dead-heating champion Dancer’s Daughter and to the dam of dual Merchants winning speedster Search Party
Lot 31 – a half-brother to 2 winners, one of whom won eight, is out of a multiple winning half-sister to Met winner Martial Eagle and to Met contender Nebula
Lot 94 – this filly, out of a daughter of the world’s greatest sire Galileo, is from the same family as European champions Grandera and George Washington, and to stakes winning sire Sun Central (by Galileo)
CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al)
Triple Gr1 winning champion sprinter and son of champion sire Captain Al, he was one of the world’s top sprinters of 2015 and thrashed the likes of Carry On Alice and Legislate in the 2015 Gr1 Mercury Sprint
Lot 51 – this colt is out of a winning National Emblem mare whose dam is a three time winning half-sister to the dam of Australian Gr1 winner and Gr1 sire Bon Hoffa
Lot 74 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to stakes winning sprinter Monterey Star, the family of Fillies Mile winner Katy’s Lane
Lot 91 – a half-brother to five winners, including a 2yo stakes performer, this colt is out of a flying stakes winning sprinter, from the family of champion sprinters En Avant and Taban
COUNT DUBOIS (Zafonic)
Former Equus Outstanding Stallion, sire of champions Asylum Seeker, Edict Of Nantes and French Navy, and fellow Gr1 winners Zaitoon and Zeeno
Lot 48 – this filly is a half-sister to 2 winners, and ¾ sister to Listed Irridescence Stakes winner Anglet (sired by a son of Count Dubois)
CRUSADE (Mr Greeley)
Winner of the prestigious Gr1 Middle Park Stakes, the half-brother to dual Oaks winner Seventh Heaven has sired numerous first crop winners already headed by stakes winning filly Covered In Snow
Lot 21 – this colt, closely inbred to champion sire Storm Cat, is out of a four time winning mare from the same family as Gr1 winning 2yo Silver Arc and short lived Million Dollar winner Illuminator
ELUSIVE FORT (Fort Wood)
Triple Gr1 winning Equus Champion whose first crops yielded such high class performers as Siren’s Call, Lauderdale, Safe Harbour and Summer Cup second Fort Ember
Lot 4 – this colt, a half-brother to 2 winners, has first two dams by Grand Lodge and Mr Prospector, and his second dam is a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup Mile winning sire Spinning World and a sister in blood to US champion Aldebaran, the great Best In Show family
Lot 45 – closely inbred to local champion sire Fort Wood, this filly’s dam is a half-sister to US Gr3 filly Eloquently, the great Pretty Polly family, with notable relatives including champion sire Cape Cross, highly successful sire Iffraaj, and star fillies Park Appeal, Russian Rhythm, Shadayid and Alydaress
Lot 54 – bred on the same cross as the sire’s stakes winner Ernie, this filly is out of a winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al, the family of Gr1 winners African Appeal and Brave Mary
Lot 72 – this colt, out of a half-sister to smart stakes winner Buscador, is from the same Party Time family as champions In The Fast Lane and Trademark, as well as recent Dubai winner Light The Lights
FENCING MASTER (Oratorio)
Runner up in the Gr1 Dewhurst Stakes and out of a Gr1 winning daughter of French Oaks winner Madelia, he is sire of a number of winners in small first crops including Zimbabwean star Solinski
Lot 75 – a sister to a winner, this filly is out of a winning Kahal daughter of a Gr1 placed daughter of top class Australian sire and broodmare sire Snippets who is a sister in blood to the dam of champion Australian sire and Gr1 winner Snitzel and promising young sire Hinchinbrook
Lot 93 – this colt is out of a winning half-sister (by world leading broodmare sire Spectrum) to stakes horses, from the great Party Time family
FLOWER ALLEY (Distorted Humor)
Winner of the Gr1 Travers Stakes and second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, his numerous high class performers include Kentucky Derby winning champion I’ll Have Another and 10.75 length Gr1 Canadian International hero Bullards Alley, damsire of champion Lucky Lilac
Lot 44 – this filly, out of a half-sister to 4 smart winners, is out of a daughter of Cape Fillies Guineas winner Emerald Beauty, from the famed E family
Lot 85 – this filly, a half-sister to 4 winners including the smart but short lived Meissa, is out of an Elliodor half-sister to 4 stakes horses, from the family of Met winner Arctic Cove and champion Flobayou, damsire is a son of Lyphard – who is from the same family as Flower Alley himself
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT (More Than Ready)
The Queen’s Plate winner and leading first crop sire is one of the country’s top young stallions with his early stars including Gunner, Green Pepper, Green Plains, Fillies Guineas winner Gimme Six and classic hope of 2018 Surcharge
Lot 26 – this filly is out of a Gr3 placed daughter of emerging broodmare sire Tiger Ridge, and second dam is a Gr1 placed own sister to 2yo champion Rock Opera – dam of recent Maktoum Challenge winner Heavy Metal, family of top sprinter Gulf Storm
Lot 65 – this filly is out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire and outstanding broodmare sire Royal Academy, the family of champion sprinter Desejado Thunder (sired by a son of Royal Academy)
Lot 90 – this colt, a half-brother to 4 winners, is out of a three time winning National Assembly half-sister to the dam of champion Kimberley Mine, from the family of recently crowned Japanese champion Lucky Lilac
GITANO HERNANDO (Hernando)
The $2 million earner and dual Gr1 winner got off to the perfect start with his first crop producing Oaks winning filly Whose That Girl among others also sire of Derby runner Steel Rose
Lot 15 – a half-brother to a multiple winner, this colt, closely inbred to Danzig, is from the same family as champions Flobayou and Ethereal Lady, as well as Met winners Arctic Cove and Renounce
Lot 52 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt (also inbred to Danzig) is out of a half-sister to stakes winner, and stakes producer, She’s All That, second dam won the SA Fillies Guineas, family of smart filly Too Phat To Fly, dam is also a ¾ sister to champion Forward Filly
Lot 60 – this colt is out of a Jet Master ½ sister to a stakes horse from the family of dual Gr1 winner Duchess Daba
GREAT BRITAIN (Green Desert)
Al Quoz Sprint winning own brother to Cape Cross, sire of top class stakes winners Al Mariachi, Wrecking Ball, Queen Laurie and Hashtag Strat
Lot 37 – a half-sister to 3 winners, this filly’s second dam is a half sister to November Handicap winner Grand Format and Gr3 winner National Dance, both, like the filly on offer, by a Danzig line sire
Lot 56 – this filly’s third dam is top class Irish 2yo, and Gr3 Anglesey Stakes winner, Air Of Distinction, family of high class group winners Karaktar and Karasta
Lot 68 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a speedy mare who won five over 1000m
Lot 71 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a half sister to 2yo stakes winner Casual Jewel, from the family of champions Gold Flier and Succesful Bidder
GREYS INN (Zabeel)
July winning champion, sire of dual Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle, and graded winners King Of Pain, Royal Bencher, Forries Waltz and Chekilli
Lot 32 – a full sister to a three time winner, this filly is out of a winning Count Dubois half-sister to Gr2 winner Captains Wild, and is from the same family as champions Diesis and Kris – as well as her own broodmare sire Count Dubois!
IDEAL WORLD (Kingmambo)
Blue blooded Kingmambo son is sire of champions Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo, as well as graded stakes winners Zen Arcade, Zante, and Cape Speed
Lot 70 – this colt, a half-brother to a stakes placed seven time winner, is out of a Fort Wood half-sister to Mauritian stars World Focus and Green Keeper, this is the family of star sprinter Shoe Shac
IRISH FLAME (Dynasty)
One of three sons of Dynasty named Horse Of The Year, Irish Flame won all of the SA Derby, Gold Circle Derby and Daily News 2000, his first winners include Giovana, Gizmo, Just My Style and Magic Flame
Lot 2 – this filly, a half-sister to 2 winners, is out of a stakes placed three time winner and granddam is Elliodor’s quick stakes winning daughter Studio Star, family of champion filly Hammer Belle
JACKSON (Dynasty)
Dynasty’s triple Gr1 winning son, whose first yearlings fetched up to R2 000 000, is from the same family as champion sire Smart Strike, and successful sires Sail From Seattle and Strike Smartly
Lot 35 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr3 winner Passive Resistance, family of champions Along Came Polly and Young Rake
Lot 38 – a ¾ brother to a stakes performer, this colt (intensely inbred to champion US sire Cozzene) is from the same family as ill-fated US champion Roving Boy
Lot 57 – a half-brother to a five time winner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of multiple Gr1 winner Shepherd’s Moon
Lot 83 – a half-brother to a four time winner, this colt is out of a winning Western Winter half-sister to Gr1 performer Allied Prospect, family of Guineas runner up Great World
Lot 89 – a half-brother to 4 winners, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of four
JAY PEG (Camden Park)
Equus Champion whose son Silicone Valley downed a star studded field to win the Gr2 Cape Merchants, also sire of graded winners Exit Here, Woljayrine, Olympic Owen and Hot Affair
Lot 14 – this colt, closely inbred to Danzig, is out of a half-sister to 2yo stakes winner Agra
Lot 40 – a half-sister to winners, this filly is from the same family as multiple Gr1 winning champion Welcome Boy
Lot 58 – this colt, whose dam is a four time winning Western Winter mare, has a granddam who is a full-sister to Australian Gr1 classic winners Anacheeva and Headturner
JUDPOT (AP Indy)
Former Equus Outstanding Stallion and sire of Gr1 winners Along Came Polly, Forest Indigo and Juxtapose as well as graded winners Deputy Jud, Double Whammy, Colour Of Courage and Final Judgement
Lot 39 – this colt, whose siblings include a four time winner, is out of a Fort Wood half-sister to Gr2 Selangor Cup winner Roman Charger and is bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Forest Indigo
Lot 59 – a half-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a ¾ sister to multiple Gr1 winning Jet Master mare Ebony Flyer, now the dam of high class performer Cot Campbell
MAIN AIM (Oasis Dream)
Dual Gr3 winner and second in the July Cup, the Oasis Dream son’s winners include Guineas Plate winner Desert Chief and stakes performers Elegant Beauty and Golden Mystery, also responsible for debut winner Free And Easy
Lot 17 – this colt is a half-brother to smart Gr3 filly Felicity Flyer, and his dam is a winning half-sister to 3 stakes horses, including Gr3 Cape Nursery winner Empress Crown
MAMBO IN SEATTLE (Kingmambo)
A proven sire, his best includes graded stakes winners Same Jurisdiction, Fortune Fella, Desert Rhythm and Mambo Mime, also responsible for brilliant Listed Sea Cottage Stakes winner Majestic Mambo
Lot 20 – a full-sister to a multiple winner, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to four winners and her third dam is French Oaks winner Lypharita
Lot 33 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of five, whose Gr1 placed own sister is the dam of Gr2 winner and R1.9 million earner Trophy Wife (whose sire is closely related to Mambo In Seattle)
Lot 50 – a full-brother to a winner, this colt is also a half-brother to smart stakes performer Purple Tractor, and is from the same Soho Secret family as hot young sire Master Of My Fate and brilliant 3yo filly Hashtagyolo
MARCHFIELD (AP Indy)
Dual Canadian champion and millionaire, the son of the great A P Indy left his mark overseas thanks to his Gr2 Nearctic Stakes winning son Field Of Courage, sire of numerous winners locally including Investec Cape Derby runner Spring Man
Lot 1 – this colt is out of a winning Northern Afleet half-sister to a Gr1 performer in Brazil
Lot 6 – intriguingly inbred to both Mr Prospector and Seattle Slew, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr1 SA Derby winner Royal Bencher
Lot 9 – closely inbred to world leading sire Red Ransom, this filly, a half-sister to 3 winners, is out of a winning daughter of US stakes winner Sangam
Lot 12 – closely inbred to the great mare Weekend Surprise, this colt is out of a stakes placed, five time winning daughter of emerging broodmare sire Tiger Ridge
Lot 19 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners, including 2yo stakes winner Seattle Joe
Lot 30 – closely inbred to Lassie Dear and Roberto, this colt is out of an Al Mufti half sister to smart performer Meissa, the family of champions Flobayou and Ethereal Lady
Lot 55 – closely inbred to Secretariat, this filly is out of a half-sister to seven time stakes winner Thanks John, from the family of champions Mazarin, National Emblem and Roland’s Song
Lot 73 – this colt is out of a winning Jet Master half-sister to the Gr3 dam of exported local Gr1 2yo Misty Birnam, from the same family as outstanding sires Encosta De Lago, Flying Spur and Holy Roman Emperor
Lot 82 – this colt is out of a mare who won three, and second dam is a half-sister to Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner Exhilaration, family of short lived champion Wendywood
MASTER OF MY FATE (Jet Master)
Winner of the Gr2 Premier Trophy and six of his eight outings, Master Of My Fate is the product of champions Jet Master and Promisefrommyheart- herself a half-sister to Gr1 winner Covenant, early first crop winners include Twist Of Fate and Lucky Dancer
Lot 13 – this filly (intensely inbred to Secret Pact), out of a mare who won five, is from the same Soho Secret family as Master Of My Fate himself, as well as this season’s brilliant filly Hashtagyolo, and champions London News, Kings Gambit and Promisefrommyheart
Lot 43 – this filly, a half-sister to 4 winners, is out of National Assembly’s dual Gr1 winning daughter Duchess Daba, herself a sister to Gr1 Computaform Sprint second Chief Editor
Lot 49 – this filly, out of a winning half-sister to graded winning 2yos Olympic Owen and Speedy Suzy, is from the legendary family of US champion sire Exclusive Native, and major international Gr1 winners General Assembly, George Vancouver, Versailles Treaty, and Poet’s Voice to name a few
Lot 69 – this filly, whose eight winning siblings include six time stakes winner Admiral’s Daughter, is out of a three time winning half-sister to international Gr1 winning sisters Irridescence and Perfect Promise (the latter dam of sire Redoute’s Promise and Gr3 performers Hard Promise and More Energy)
Lot 84 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners including four time stakes winner Sheikitupbaby
Lot 87 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to a stakes winner, and second dam is a four time winning sister in blood to triple Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Capetown Noir
PATHFORK (Distorted Humor)
Champion at two, the Gr1 National Stakes winner is a prolific sire of winners, with his best including graded stakes winners Red Chesnut Road and My Friend Lee, as well as Listed Secretariat Stakes runner up Harlan County
Lot 3 – this colt is a half-brother to 5 winners, including Gr2 Peninsula Handicap second, and Met contender, Awesome Power, the same family as July winning champion Yataghan
PHILANTHROPIST (Kris S.)
A former leading sire in North America, Philanthropist’s first local crops have yielded such as She’s A Giver, Singapore Sling (one of the top gallopers in Hong Kong at the moment), Sail and Racing Association Stakes winner Pack Leader
Lot 10 – this filly is a half-sister to 2 winners, including stakes placed filly Silent Rush and she is out of a five time winning daughter of Joshua Dancer (damsire of star filly Snowdance)
Lot 11 – this filly is out of a winning own sister to Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Bit On The Side
POTALA PALACE (Singspiel)
This Gr1 winning son of Singspiel (from the family of Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev) had a winner from his very first starter when 2yo Watsonia won first time out
Lot 36- this filly is out of a Silvano daughter of Gr1 placed mare Rhinestone, the family of star fillies Party Time, In The Fast Lane, Consumer Credit, Lambarina, and Heaps Of Fun
QUERARI (Oasis Dream)
Gr1 winning champion son of Oasis Dream, he is a leading young sire whose stars include Gr1 winning filly Querari Falcon, graded stakes winners Cosmic Light, Kangaroo Jack and Wonderwall, and 2017 Dingaans hero Monks Hood
Lot 92 – closely inbred to Danzig, this colt is out of a winning mare whose dam is a sister to Gr1 Gold Medallion runner up Monsieur Dominique
SOFT FALLING RAIN (National Assembly)
Champion 2YO and Gr1 SA Nursery winner who won major races in Dubai, Britain and South Africa, and was the first 3yo ever to win the Gr2 Godolphin Mile, he is a half-brother to Gr2 winner Let It Rain, his first yearlings have already fetched up to R1.4 million
Lot 7 – a half-brother to a five time winner, this colt is out of a Fort Wood ½ sister to Gr2 performer Sky Marshal, the family of Gr1 winner Noble Heir (dam of high class Australian filly Crown Witness)
Lot 76 – this colt, whose winning dam is a half-sister to stakes placed Nomvula, is out of a ¾ sister to Gr1 winners Heir Apparent and Athina as well as to the dam of Gr1 winner Nightingale
Lot 79 – a half-brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a three time winning daughter of Western Winter and stakes winner Fragrant Lady, family of dual Guineas winner Janoobi
TIME THIEF (Redoute’s Choice)
A ¾ brother to champion Laisserfaire and from the family of Centaine, the son of Redoute’s Choice is sire of Gr2 winning millionaire In Her Time
Lot 41 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a dual winner and is from the same family as Horse Of The Year Ilha Da Vitoria and Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Orchid Island Lot 46 – this colt’s dam won three and second dam is high class Gr2 performer Ice Lily
TOBE OR NOTTOBE (Caesour)
Like Jet Master, a winner of the Cape Flying Championship, he is sire of smart winners The King And I, Tobe’s First, It’sgottobeme, and Baby Be Mine
Lot 78 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Derby winner Sweet Virginia, herself dam of recent Cape Derby second Do It Again, top class Hong Kong galloper Horse Of Fortune and Gr3 Winter Guineas third Vilikazi
TOREADOR (Danehill) Now deceased, the Gr1 son of Danehill left behind a host of top class performers, including champion Link Man, dual Gr1 winner Bull Valley, and top class performer Matador Man, another Gr1 son Misty Birnam was exported to Ireland Lot 86 – this colt is out of a winning daughter of Fort Wood and the stakes placed Hancock News, and third dam is top class racemare Hancock Park
TWICE OVER (Observatory)
Four time Gr1 winning champion, whose first crop included Gr1 Gold Medallion winner Sand And Sea as well as Cape Derby runner up Do It Again and Gr3 Politician Stakes winner Doublemint
Lot 61 – this colt, a half-brother to 2 winners, is out of a three time winning daughter of emerging broodmare sire Joshua Dancer, the family of Dubai based Fillies Guineas winner Smiling Blue Eyes
Lot 80 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a four time winning daughter of US champion sire Elusive Quality, the family of champion King’s Chapel, July Cup winner Parsimony and influential sire Mummy’s Pet among many others
VERCINGETORIX (Silvano)
An Equus Champion by champion sire Silvano who won Dubai’s Gr1 Jebel Hatta, and emulated top sire Dynasty in landing both the Daily News 2000 and KZN Guineas
Lot 18-this colt is out of a winning Tale Of The Cat half-sister to the dam of Hong Kong Gr1 performer Captain Sweet, family of Gr1 winning globetrotter War Artist
Lot 24 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt’s dam is a half-sister to dual Gr1 winner Thunder Dance and is also a ¾ sister to Guineas winner and champion sire Captain Al, his Fort Wood sired second dam won the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas
Lot 29 – this colt, a half-brother to 3 winners, is out of Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Zaitoon and is from the same family as champion and top class sire Chief’s Crown, Kentucky Derby heroine Winning Colors and US champion filly Chris Evert
WHAT A WINTER (Western Winter)
Triple Equus Champion and leading first crop sire of Dutch Philip, Magical Wonderland and Warrior’s Rest, and his second crop includes Kuda Sprint winner Agent Of Fortune
Lot 5 – this filly, whose siblings include a four time winner, is from the same family as July winning champion Gondolier and Gr1 winning sprinter San Carlos
Lot 23 – this colt is out of a Var half-sister to the stakes placed Baroness Mary and this is the same family as short-lived US champion 2YO Roving Boy and fellow US Gr1 winners A Wild Ride and Joyful Victory as well as top class local sire Querari
Lot 28 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Exhilaration, from a top class family
Lot 53 – this filly is out of East Cape champion Haizi (by Kahal) from the same Soho Secret family as recent Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes winner Hashtagyolo and promising sire Master Of My Fate
Lot 77 – this grey colt (who shares his damsire with sire sensation Pierro) is out of a daughter of the El Gran Senor sired champion and Gr1 winner Kundalini-who is also second dam of 2 graded winners
Lot 88 – this well related filly is out of a half-sister to Breeders’ Cup winner Pounced, and her third dam won the Irish St Leger and is a half-sister to Derby winners Assert and Bikala, family of champion sire Last Tycoon and 2017 dual Gr1 winner Hydrangea
Lot 95 – bred to be speedy, this colt is out of a four time winning (up to 1200m) half-sister to the stakes placed Seminole and second dam is the lightning fast Gr3 winner Lupine Lady
WYLIE HALL (Redoute’s Choice)
Multiple Gr1 winning half-brother to top sprinter Absolute Champion, he is a son of triple champion sire Redoute’s Choice – whose top class sire sons include Snitzel, Stratum and Not A Single Doubt
Lot 22 – a half-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning Fort Wood half-sister to Selangor Cup winner Mercury Chief, from the family of standout fillies Tara’s Touch, Little Miss Magic, State Treasure and recent Lanzerac Ready To Run winner Miss Katalin
Lot 42 – this filly’s dam is a half-sister to Oaks winner Rush For John, and she is from the same family as multiple Gr1 winner and champion filly Vesta
Lot 66 – this filly is out of a Fort Wood ¾ sister to this season’s high class 3yo Sir David Baird, and her Gr1 placed granddam is a half-sister to champion 2yo Argonaut and Gr1 SA Fillies Guineas winner Finest View
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Buy Low, Sell High!
Pinhooking is an old Kentucky tobacco term. A speculator would buy a farmer’s young plants and later identify them with a pinned note at market. Buying the plants low and selling high would return substantial profit for the speculators.
In terms of thoroughbred auctions, pinhooking describes the practice of buying yearlings, overseeing their breaking-in and training, and eventually re-selling them as race-ready two-year-olds in training. Diarise the Emperors Palace Breeze-Up Sale on 4 November! Stop Press All graduates qualify for the increased BSA Maiden Juvenile Plate winner incentive of R50.000
